# Alibaba funding: rounds and investors > Alibaba has raised $15B across 8 rounds since 1999. Investors include Fidelity Growth Partners Asia, SoftBank Capital and Goldman Sachs. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/alibaba (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) China · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Alibaba* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 17 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Cloud Construction Raised 2 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$15B** raised across 8 rounds since 1999, from 8 sources **$5.0M** Seed **$25M** Growth **$82M** Growth **$1.0B** Growth **$1.6B** Growth **$2.0B** Growth **$100M** Secondary **$10B** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $10B Aug 2026 - **Step-up i:** 102.1× - **Investors:** 17 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 **$5.0M** Seed **$25M** Growth **$82M** Growth **$1.0B** Growth **$1.6B** Growth **$2.0B** Growth **$100M** Secondary **$10B** Round - **First round:** Seed, $5.0M - **Biggest round:** $10B - **Usual gap between rounds:** 19 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Round **$10B** No investor was named in the report. Reported by TechNode - **Apr 2014** Secondary **$100M** *1 new* [Blisce/](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blisce) From a historical funding record - **Sept 2012** Growth **$2.0B** *5 new* [CICC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cicc) [CITIC Capital Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citic-capital) [Boyu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boyu-capital) [NewView Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newview-capital) [Primavera Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/primavera-capital-group) From a historical funding record - **Sept 2011** Growth **$1.6B** *4 new* [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) [YF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yf-capital) From a historical funding record - **Aug 2005** Growth **$1.0B** *1 new* [Yahoo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) From a historical funding record - **Feb 2004** Growth **$82M** *2 new* *2 returning* [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Fidelity Growth Partners Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-growth-partners-asia) [Venture TDF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-tdf) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2000** Growth **$25M** *2 new* *1 returning* [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Fidelity Growth Partners Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-growth-partners-asia) Azia Funds From a historical funding record - **Oct 1999** Seed **$5.0M** *2 new* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Fidelity Growth Partners Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-growth-partners-asia) From a historical funding record ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 1999 **Growth** 2000 **Growth** 2004 **Growth** 2005 **Growth** 2011 **Growth** 2012 **Secondary** 2014 **Round** 2026 [Fidelity Growth Partners Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-growth-partners-asia) [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [CICC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cicc) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) [CITIC Capital Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citic-capital) [Blisce/](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blisce) ## Exits Exit Buyer Price When IPO HKSE:1688.HK undisclosed Nov 2007 Acquired [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) $1.0B Aug 2005 From historical deal records. 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[Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=alibaba). ## Everyone who backed them [Fidelity Growth Partners Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-growth-partners-asia) Investment firm **3** rounds [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) VC firm **2** rounds [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) Private equity **1** round [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) VC firm **1** round [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm **1** round [CICC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cicc) Investment bank **1** round [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Private equity **1** round [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) Private equity **1** round [CITIC Capital Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citic-capital) Private equity **1** round [Blisce/](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blisce) VC firm **1** round [Boyu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boyu-capital) Private equity **1** round [Yahoo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) Company **1** round [NewView Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newview-capital) VC firm **1** round [Primavera Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/primavera-capital-group) Private equity **1** round [YF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yf-capital) Private equity **1** round [Venture TDF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-tdf) VC firm **1** round Azia Funds no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=alibaba). ## Quick answers about Alibaba ### Who invested in Alibaba? Alibaba's investors include Fidelity Growth Partners Asia, SoftBank Capital, Goldman Sachs, GGV Capital and Temasek Holdings, and 12 more on record. ### How much has Alibaba raised? Alibaba has raised $15B across 8 rounds since 1999. ### When did Alibaba last raise? Alibaba's most recent round, $10B, was in Aug 2026. ### What was Alibaba's biggest round? Its most recent round, $10B in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Alibaba first? Alibaba's first round on record, in Oct 1999, was backed by Goldman Sachs and Fidelity Growth Partners Asia. ### What stage is Alibaba at? Alibaba's latest named round is a Secondary, in Apr 2014. ### Where is Alibaba based? Alibaba is based in China. ## Companies like Alibaba In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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